Policy Analyst

City of New York • New York City, NY

10h

About The Position

The Agency You’ll Join: The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. For current job opportunities, visit our careers page. The Team You’ll Work With: The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations is responsible for overseeing the City’s operations across all five boroughs. We ensure delivery of efficient and effective services, lead on capital project design and delivery, manage the City’s public realm, coordinate emergency response, and work to reduce inequality and improve public safety. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. The Deputy Mayor for Operations oversees a robust portfolio of City Agencies, including the Departments of Citywide Administration Services, Design & Construction, Environmental Protection, Parks and Recreation, Records, Sanitation, Technology & Innovation, Transportation, as well as the New York City Fire Department and NYC Emergency Management. The Deputy Mayor of Operations also oversees the Mayor’s Offices of Capital Project Delivery, Climate & Environmental Justice, Environmental Coordination, Data & Analytics, Contract Services, Nonprofit Services, and Operations. . The Problems You’ll Solve: Reporting to a Senior Advisor, the Policy Analyst will be responsible for the following: - Assist the Senior Advisor and serve as a liaison between the DMO and the Departments of Parks & Recreation, Transportation, and Sanitation. - Support the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Operations in work related to transportation planning, safe streets, open space access and programming, and waste planning. - Support inter-agency coordination and collaboration to ensure project and program delivery. - Provide program and project management support. - Support the Senior Advisor in engagement with agency staff who establish, implement, and monitor aggressive and streamlined schedules, budgets, and deliverables while mitigating setbacks and impacts. - Assist with coordination with Intergovernmental Affairs, City Legislative Affairs, State Legislative Affairs, and Federal Legislative Affairs to address incoming requests from elected officials and support agencies’ public engagement. - Support positive and robust stakeholder relationships with nonprofits, community-based organizations, and advocates. - Write, edit, and coordinate reviews of briefings, memos, and presentations to communicate complex policy and programmatic topics to wide audiences. - Coordinate across Deputy Mayor teams. About You: - You have experience working in government. - You have prior experience with planning and stakeholder relations. - You have business operations, process design, and project management experience. - You can operate independently with excellent time management skills and confirmed ability to deliver on multiple, competing priorities in a dynamic environment. - You can effectively interact with people and partners across all levels within an organization. - You have proven ability to follow through on complex projects from ideas to implementation. - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear and compelling presentations for an array of audiences.

Requirements

• Experience working in government.
• Prior experience with planning and stakeholder relations.
• Business operations, process design, and project management experience.
• Ability to operate independently with excellent time management skills and confirmed ability to deliver on multiple, competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to effectively interact with people and partners across all levels within an organization.
• Proven ability to follow through on complex projects from ideas to implementation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear and compelling presentations for an array of audiences.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Advisor and serve as a liaison between the DMO and the Departments of Parks & Recreation, Transportation, and Sanitation.
• Support the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Operations in work related to transportation planning, safe streets, open space access and programming, and waste planning.
• Support inter-agency coordination and collaboration to ensure project and program delivery.
• Provide program and project management support.
• Support the Senior Advisor in engagement with agency staff who establish, implement, and monitor aggressive and streamlined schedules, budgets, and deliverables while mitigating setbacks and impacts.
• Assist with coordination with Intergovernmental Affairs, City Legislative Affairs, State Legislative Affairs, and Federal Legislative Affairs to address incoming requests from elected officials and support agencies’ public engagement.
• Support positive and robust stakeholder relationships with nonprofits, community-based organizations, and advocates.
• Write, edit, and coordinate reviews of briefings, memos, and presentations to communicate complex policy and programmatic topics to wide audiences.
• Coordinate across Deputy Mayor teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level